Patrilineal descent, descent from father to son, is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations – which means that the historically accurate royal house of monarchs of the House of Hanover was the House of Lucca (or Este, or Welf).
Descent before Oberto I is from and may be inaccurate.
This is the descent of the primary male heir. For the complete expanded family tree, see List of members of the House of Hanover.
- Richbald of Lucca, 700 – 761
- Boniface I, Count of Lucca, 725 – 785
- Boniface II, Count of Lucca, d. 823
- Boniface III, Count of Lucca, d. 842
- Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany, d. 891
- Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany, d. 915
- Gui de Lucca, d, 929
- Adalbert III, Margrave of Tuscany, d. 955
- Oberto I, 912 – 975
- Oberto Obizzo, 940 – 1017
- Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan, 970 – 1029
- Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, d. 1097
- Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, 1037–1101
- Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, 1074–1126
- Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, 1108–1139
- Henry the Lion, 1129–1195
- William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg, 1184–1213
- Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1204–1252
- Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1236–1279
- Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1268–1318
- Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1304–1369
- Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1328–1373
- Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1362–1434
- Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1408–1478
- Otto IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1439–1471
- Heinrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1468–1532
- Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1497–1546
- William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1535–1592
- George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1582–1641
- Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, 1629–1698
- George I of Great Britain, 1660–1727
- George II of Great Britain, 1683–1760
- Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707–1751
- George III of the United Kingdom, 1738–1820
- Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, 1771–1851
- George V of Hanover, 1819–1878
- Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 1845–1923
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, 1887–1953
- Prince George William of Hanover, 1915–2006
- Prince Georg of Hanover, b. 1949
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